Primordial – Exile Amongst the Ruins
There was a time when Primordial could release an album and, for me, it would almost instantly be an album-of-the-year contender. Their material in…
Reviews – Audio
Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper split
This is not the split album that we necessarily need – but it is certainly the one we deserve. Split albums are usually pretty…
Freedom Hawk – Beast Remains
Man, I’ve been listening to Freedom Hawk for almost a decade—I first reviewed their MeteorCity debut in early 2010. Now signed to Ripple Music…
Bison – Earthbound (reissue)
It figures that just a few months after putting out their comeback album, which wound up being one of our top five Canadian releases…
Zeke – Hellbender
Not sure I was expecting to hear from these Seattle punk rockers again. Zeke last released a full-length record almost 15 years ago, and…
Eagle Twin – The Thundering Heard
I’m not always a fan of two-piece doom bands—especially when they don’t have a bassist. But some can still generate enough sonic power to…
Besvärjelsen – Vallmo
This Swedish heavy psych outfit, featuring former members of Dozer and Greenleaf, has actually received airplay on Swedish National Radio, proving that rock ‘n…
Earthless – Black Heaven
You know the world’s been twist-turned upside down when Fu Manchu is kicking out 18-minute jams and Earthless is singing—yes, actually singing—sub-10-minute numbers. That’s…
Violation Wound – With Man In Charge
A simple summation of Violation Wound’s sound is that they sound like Autopsy or Abscess without the death and doom elements of their music….
River Cult – Halcyon Daze
Earthless already has a couple opening acts lined up for their upcoming North American tour, but if they ever needed another one, they couldn’t…